Example Sentences: Words Starting with B
926 words starting with B, each with example sentences that show how it is used.
- brushShe gave her hair a quick brush.
- brushedThe brushed aluminum vase had a soft appearance.
- brutalThe game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.
- brutalityThe movie really should've content warned its police brutality and not just the drug use.
- brutallyHe was not an expert but he was brutally honest by saying he couldn’t help the customer find a solution.
- bruteI got the door open through brute force.
- bubbleAre you having a bubble?!
- bubblyWhip the egg white into a bubbly froth.
- buccalObtained buccal epithelium and newly drawn, uncentrifuged blood collected in an EDTA tube were used for...
- buckCan I borrow five bucks?
- bucketI need a bucket to carry the water from the well.
- buckleIt is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.
- buckwheatBuckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are pseudocereals.
- budAfter a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds.
- buddingHe's a budding deejay.
- buddyThey have been buddies since they were in school.
- budgeI’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.
- budgetWe're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant.
- buffHe’s a real history buff. He knows everything there is to know about the civil war.
- buffaloThe man pointed his thunderstick at the buffalo, and with a great noise and fire, the buffalo fell down dead.
- bufferI keep a savings buffer of three months' worth of living expenses.
- buffetWe'll be serving supper buffet style.
- buffoonHis mimicry of gay speech and facial expressions is analogous to an Amos 'n' Andy routine, in which white men...
- bugThese flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
- buggerThe British Sexual Offences Act of 1967 is a buggers’ charter.
- buggyThis software is so buggy that I don't know how anyone can use it!
- bugleAnd the riddle diddle do, And the bugle's horn, For into the woods we'll run, brave boys, And into the woods...
- buildI built a shed in my backyard.
- builderI've had the cracks in the wall stopped with mortar by the builders.
- buildingThe building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
- buildupSnow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.
- builtWow! Your new boyfriend's really built.
- bulbThe bulb is gone. Can you put a new one in?
- bulbous(geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow or landslide.
- bulgeThere was a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet.
- bulkThe obese woman couldn't ease her bulk through the narrow passageway.
- bulkheadLastly, Lundberg went belowdecks to inspect the boat's bulkheads and hull—for what, it was not clear, since...
- bulkyAction such as this, filmed under great difficulty with a bulky, hand-cranked camera, revealed the...
- bullHe bulled his way in.
- bulldogWe need a lawyer who will fight for our case, a real bulldog.
- bulldozerThey bulldozered through the crowd.
- bulletJohn's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.
- bulletinA company bulletin announced changes to the policy.
- bulletproofThe restaurant’s drive-through window had a turntable of bulletproof glass designed to allow transactions...
- bullockSo you never knew when you were gonna fall foul of a furious bullocking.
- bullpenMagnus and Big Dick are over in the bullpen, ready for tonight's rodeo.
- bullyA playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.
- bullyingBullying is a punishable offense in schools.
- bulwarkThe party stalwarts constitute the bulwark that ensures the president's term of office.
- bumOkay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
- bumpHis car had a tiny bump with a moving bus.
- bumperThe company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.
- bumpyKeep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.
- bunShe sits on the sofa all day, watching TV and stuffing herself with cream buns.
- bunchHe still hangs out with the same bunch.
- bundleThis software bundle includes a wordprocessor, a spreadsheet, and two games.
- bungHe used a piece of putty to temporarily bung up the leaking gutter.
- bungalowMy aunt can't manage the stairs any more, so she's moving to a bungalow.
- bunkJane sleeps in the top bunk, and her little sister Lauren takes the bottom bunk.
- bunkerThe military built a bunker to help evacuate the citizens safely from the bombings.
- bunnyLet’s start on the bunny slope.
- buntThe bunt of the sail was green.
- buntingMy favourite snow bunting song is the clearance song they make to land.
- buoyBuoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.
- buoyancyThis destroyed what little reserve buoyancy the ship had, and the acute down-angle returned.
- buoyantI’m in a buoyant mood.
- burbleShe burbled on, as if I cared to listen.
- burdenA burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.
- burdenedI bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed...
- bureauThe head of the Florida bureau said there's a flutter among the engineers about that new policy.
- bureaucracyAt that time the administration replaced the system of patronage in the civil service with a bureaucracy.
- bureaucratThe low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
- bureaucraticThanks to a bureaucratic fait accompli, the demolition was already approved and has already started.
- burgerShe was planning to have a burger for dinner.
- burglarThe burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
- burglaryEver since the burglary, we've been more sensitized to home security issues.
- burgundyShe is working some sort of amazing burgundy chiffon situation with gold piping.
- burialHis whole family was present at his burial.
- burlesqueSketchy’s, a life drawing class that’s also a burlesque show with music, costumes and seminudity.
- burlyHe’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.
- burnShe had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.
- burnerThat project is on the back burner until we deal with higher priorities.
- burnishIn pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look.
- burnoutTen years of this soul-sucking job would turn any ambitious young person into a burnout.
- burpLennon let out a burp after downing the beer.
- burrYou left a bunch of burrs on those parts yesterday. You've already been told not to miss the deburring...
- burritoI order the low priced combo platter: a taco, a burrito and a chimichanga.
- burrowThe young girl burrowed into the bed.
- bursaBursitis is inflammation of a bursa, which results in pain, tenderness, and stiffness and in some cases...
- burstI blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
- buryGrandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!
- busI'm on the bus.
- bushI can tell when my cat is upset because he’ll bush up his tail.
- bushelThe pickers are paid by the fortnight by the American bushel.
- bushyThe tree's leaflessness made it look scrawny, though in summer it seemed full and bushy.
- busilyUpon arriving at the site, they found several JCBs busily tearing down what was left of the old sheds.
- businessI left my father's business.
- businessmanAstute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.
- bustI busted my cooker while trying to fix it.
- busterBuster plowed ahead with the laptop rollout, ignoring the protests of the workers who had only ever used...
- bustleThe commuters bustled about inside the train station.
- bustlingThe quiet library was an island of tranquility in the noisy, bustling city.
- busyBe careful crossing that busy street.
- butEveryone but Father left early.
- butchHer style was more femme than butch.
- butcherThe band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California".
- butlerThere are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
- buttGet up off your butt and get to work.
- butterThat landing was total butter!
- butterflyOne potential butterfly could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter.
- buttermilkAn anti-aphrodisiac, suggested in Hindu erotological literature as a way for women to negate amatory...
- butteryThe buttery-tasting cookie was actually made with margarine, but you couldn't tell by tasting it.
- buttockExternal cephalic version is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot...
- buttonApril fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
- buttonholeAs an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the...
- buttressOnly the buttressed outer walls still stood.
- buxomThe wise old monk had little screen time compared with his buxom young disciple.
- buyWho'd Father buy the car for? He bought it for me, not for you.
- buyerEvery person who steps through the door is a potential buyer, so acknowledge their presence.
- buzzStill feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.
- buzzerIf you think you know the answer to the question, hit the buzzer as fast as you can.
- byThe mailbox is by the bus stop.
- byeCraig's Crew plays the bye next week.
- bypassFor superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.
- bystanderThe man walked down the street so sillily that many a bystander stopped and stared slack-jawed.
- byteThe word “hello” fits into five bytes of ASCII code.
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Example sentences adapted from Wiktionary, from the entry of each word and the entries the sentences come from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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